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Our NFL Nation reporters reply phantasy shot questions each Tuesday during the NFL season. Here's what they had to accidental pursuing Week 10.
Is it harmless to statement this run-centric discourtesy a nary alert portion for phantasy managers fixed the interaction organisation Thursday night?
This is pugnacious due to the fact that the people stock for choky extremity Kyle Pitts (29.8) and receiver Drake London (28.6) is high. Very high. And portion the Falcons don't propulsion much, some Pitts and London bash person a reasonably precocious magnitude of targets. So you're inactive surviving successful a onshore of breakout anticipation there. As acold arsenic the moving backmost distribution, Tyler Allgeier is going to get carries. We'll spot what Cordarrelle Patterson's workload looks similar aft the mini-bye. If it doesn't get backmost to close-to-pre-injury levels, past you tin beryllium acrophobic there. From a phantasy perspective, it's conscionable a pugnacious discourtesy to genuinely gauge different than they volition run. -- Michael Rothstein
D'Onta Foreman had 31 touches against the Falcons connected Thursday night. Are we looking astatine an elite workload oregon volition helium settee backmost into the 14-17 interaction range?
Somewhere successful between. I'd accidental determination successful the 17-21 range. Foreman's benignant arsenic a powerfulness runner akin to what Derrick Henry is successful Tennessee is what interim manager Steve Wilks wants the individuality of his discourtesy to be. As agelong arsenic the Panthers tin negociate the crippled and support it close, look for Foreman to proceed to beryllium the workhorse. -- David Newton
Are you much encouraged by the continued engagement of Donovan Peoples-Jones oregon acrophobic astir the deficiency of looks for Amari Cooper?
Probably much encouraged by Peoples-Jones. Cooper needs much than the 3 targets helium received successful Sunday's lopsided nonaccomplishment to Miami. But DPJ is softly having a breakout play arsenic Cleveland's No. 2 receiver, acknowledgment to his quality to marque contested catches. DPJ inactive isn't worthy starting successful fantasy, and Cooper's accumulation has been frustratingly up and down contempt immoderate large performances. But possibly each that changes erstwhile Deshaun Watson returns successful Week 13? For now, it's hard to spot anyone successful Cleveland's discourtesy successful fantasy, but for Pro Bowl shaper Nick Chubb. -- Jake Trotter
Should phantasy managers clasp retired anticipation that D'Andre Swift's relation increases moving guardant oregon is this 8-12 interaction relation each we tin expect?
Yes, they should clasp connected to hope. I cognize it's frustrating arsenic the Lions effort to fig retired a mode to get him much involved, but Swift is susceptible of exploding for large numbers astatine immoderate moment, erstwhile healthy. Although Jamaal Williams has been stone coagulated for the Lions each season, with 9 rushing touchdowns, Swift is simply a dual-threat astatine rushing and receiving and if his assemblage is capable to heal decently from the enarthrosis and ankle injuries, it's a accidental helium could spell connected a blistery streak that you wouldn't privation to miss. I cognize it's a gamble, but don't springiness up conscionable yet due to the fact that Detroit's coaching unit definite hasn't and they're trying to enactment him successful the champion presumption to win by managing his load close now. -- Eric Woodyard
Is Christian Watson worthy of a roster spot for phantasy teams looking to drawback lightening successful a bottle?
The Packers person been waiting for this from Watson each season, but there's crushed to beryllium skeptical if it's sustainable fixed however prone helium has been to injuries and drops. If he's implicit those things, helium could beryllium invaluable due to the fact that he's the lone morganatic speed/deep menace the Packers person astatine receiver and they're going to request to instrumentality shots similar they did against the Cowboys to unfastened things up for their champion playmaker, Aaron Jones, successful the tally game. -- Rob Demovsky
What should phantasy managers instrumentality distant from Jeff Saturday's caput coaching debut?
It's notable that the Colts had a perfectly adjacent divided betwixt their tally and walk play selection. They had 29 dropbacks and 29 called runs against Las Vegas. Whether that was an intentional effort by caller playcaller Parks Frazier isn't clear, but Frazier is simply a Frank Reich protégé and equilibrium was a hallmark of Reich's violative philosophy. The Colts besides did a overmuch amended occupation with handling enactment twists and stunts on the violative line, which had a noticeable interaction connected the passing game. But the Raiders are the single-worst pass-rushing squad successful football, truthful let's spot if that continues against the Eagles adjacent week. -- Stephen Holder
Is it harmless to telephone Isiah Pacheco "the guy" moving forward? If so, volition helium mean over/under 16 touches (his Week 10 total) per crippled the remainder of the way?
It definite looks that mode aft Pacheco ran for 82 yards against the Jaguars. But fixed the mode the Chiefs person shuffled their moving backs each season, making immoderate prediction for the adjacent crippled is risky, overmuch little the remainder of the season. In that case, I would spell nether connected the 16 touches per crippled for Pacheco. -- Adam Teicher
Is Jeff Wilson Jr. "the guy" successful this backfield with Raheem Mostert an accent portion oregon bash you inactive deliberation it's a committee of sorts?
Wilson has been fantabulous since joining the Dolphins successful Week 9 but this backfield inactive feels similar much of a "hot hand" approach. Coach Mike McDaniel didn't spot a crushed to halt giving Wilson carries but Mostert was besides highly businesslike with his touches. Especially with the bottom-feeding Texans defence connected platform pursuing Miami's Week 11 bye, some players are worthy of FLEX consideration. -- Marcel Louis-Jacques
Which moving backmost leads this squad successful phantasy points the remainder of the way?
Todd Bowles said it's "too aboriginal to tell" if Fournette volition beryllium capable to play coming disconnected the bye week with his hep pointer. But it's beauteous wide that White gives this discourtesy foodstuff and I deliberation erstwhile the coaching unit aforesaid scouts during the bye week, they'll spot White has earned much opportunities successful this 2nd fractional of the play and that volition amusement up successful the signifier of much phantasy points. I wouldn't discount Fournette though. He had acquisition and a knack for showing up successful meaningful games, and I deliberation this volition propulsion him harder. -- Jenna Laine
With Ryan Tannehill backmost nether center, determination is immoderate passing measurement ... but is determination a walk catcher we should beryllium rostering?
One crippled doesn't destruct the information that done 8 weeks the Titans failed to person a pass-catcher station a 100-yard receiving game. The opportunities don't travel often for immoderate receiver to beryllium worthy rostering due to the fact that Tennessee's inclination to heavy trust connected Derrick Henry and the rushing attack. Treylon Burks is intriguing due to the fact that he'll beryllium the superior enactment connected play-action passes crossed the middle. Austin Hooper is different subordinate to see since the chemistry helium built with Tannehill during campy is yet starting to show. But his season-high 5 receptions lone generated 41 yards. It's champion to walk connected Titans walk catchers. -- Turron Davenport
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